chocolate-coated popcorn

Sweet & salty gets me eveeeerytime. I love pakkorn, and I love chocolate. I also happen to love chocolate-coated popcorn! This super simple "recipe" is done within 10 minutes and is a real party-pleaser.

Ingredients:
1 cup popcorn kernels
1 tbs canola oil
2 tbs butter
Salt to taste
2 oz semi-sweet chocolate (or mix of chocolate of choice)

Directions:
1. If you are using microwave popcorn, pop popcorn and skip all the way to 3. If not, pour the canola oil in a large nonstick pot. Place 3 kernels on the bottom and cook on med-high covered until all kernels pop.

2. Once kernels pop, turn heat off, add 1 cup of kernels, top with salt & butter. Cover and count to 30. Return to med-high heat until fully popped. Remove from pot.
  

3. Bring a small pot of water to a simmer. 
 

4. Place an oven-proof bowl on pot and add chopped chocolate.
 

5. Continue to stir chocolate to melt evenly until smooth.
 

6. Put chocolate in a small ziploc bag, cut tip of a corner and squeeze to drizzle over popcorn. Stir to coat.
 

7. Put chocolate-coated popcorn in fridge for 10 minutes to harden before enjoying (or risk chocolatey sticky fingers)!

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chocolate covered gummy bears

One of my new favorite candy snacks are chocolate gummy bears! A friend opened my world when she told me to just try them. I did...and ever since I've found a new gummy chocolately love!

The other day at work I searched high and low for chocolate covered gummy bears...I checked whole foods...I checked cvs (pronounced ki-vis)...I checked everywhere...to no avail.

So what's a girl ta do...I made my own!!!

Ingredients:
2 packages of small gummy bears
1 large bar of baking chocolate of choice
1/4 cup milk

Directions:
1. Separate gummy bears to make sure they are individualized (not really grammatically correct). Chop up chocolate into smaller chunks and melt with 1/4 cup of milk in order to make smooth and melted.

 

2. Pour melted chocolate over gummy bears and stir to coat.
 

3. Spread out on parchment covered cookie sheet and put in fridge until hard and chilled.
 

 

   

Enjoy the hard chewiness and the perfect marriage of sweetness that will keep you busy and happy! Nom nom!

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